Football - Casuals suffer second cup defeat

Walton Casuals 2 Chessington & Hook Utd5 AFTER their defeat on Tuesday night at Tooting & Mitcham in the quarter-final of the Surrey Senior Cup, Walton Casuals were comprehensively beaten at home in the Combined Counties League Cup quarter final by in-form Chessington & Hook United at Franklyn Road on Saturday.

Despite making a flying start when Grant Keywood opened the scoring after five minutes, Casuals quickly found themselves in dire straits as Chessington hit back with three goals in the space of 12 minutes.

Danny Moorhouse equalised in the 13th minute by converting a low cross from the right by Neil Wicks and Simon Bochenski’s glancing header inside the far post from a long Wicks’ free kick out on the left touchline put the visitors ahead in the 22nd minute.

Bochenski added a third three minutes later from another move developed down the right flank, the midfielder sweeping an instant right foot shot low into the far corner of the net.

Casuals had the chance to pull a goal back when Danny Heath was controversially penalised for hand ball in the penalty area.

When the protests had died down, Greg Ball saw his high spot-kick clip the top of the crossbar and go over.

Manager Spencer Collins introduced Damian Ray for Michael Cayford at half time and Luke Dowling for James Crowe after 51 minutes but the changes failed to improve the home side’s prospects as, on the hour, Wicks added Chessington’s fourth.

Having not played since the now infamous fixture at Frimley Green on December 11th, Luke Dowling’s return to first-team action lasted just 12 minutes, as he was red-carded by referee Alex Neil for a high elbow when attacking an Anthony Gale inswinging free kick.

Stuart Lascells made it 5-1 to Chessington in the 83rd minute, his left-foot shot finding a route into the net after a Wicks’ right wing corner was only half-cleared.

Anthony Gale’s quickly-taken free-kick three minutes from the end, curled high to Russel’s left from 25 yards, brought the score back to 5-2 but Chessington finished the match the stronger with Darren Smith going close.